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AB[pd][pq][qo][cd][bd][ce][bf][bg][cg][ch][fi][fj][fk][ek][dl][cl][cm][cn][dn][do][em][ao][bp][cp][br][bq][bs][cq][ep][eq][er][es][fq][gp][hp][ip][jo][ko][jm][jl]
AW[cc][ec][be][cf][de][df][dg][ej][dj][dk][ck][bl][bm][bn][bo][co][dp][dq][dr][cr][ap][aq][eo][en][go][io][in][im][hk][jd][nc][nq][lp][jq][jp][gq][hq][hr][gs][fr]
C[Black's SIMPLEST decisive response to the marked play?
Source:
American Go Journal, Fall 1990, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 18-19
"Jim's Journal", James Kerwin 1p
The game is from the 6th US Go Congress.]
TR[hk]
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B[ij]
C[A natural way to surround White's center group.];
W[hj];B[hi];W[ik];B[jk];W[ii];B[jj];W[gi];B[hh];W[gh];B[gj]
C[Black can cut off the center group. Black need not be worried about White capturing Black 3 and 9, or a semeai with Black's left center group. However, this entire fight may be scary. One possible follow up sequence appears below.
Does Black have an easier way?];
W[gg];B[ih];W[fm];B[ei];W[di];B[dh];W[eh];B[fh];W[eg];B[ci];W[bj];B[cj];W[bk];B[fg]
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B[ei]
C[Simpler. Black can turn here in sente to strengthen Black's left center group, as well as cut off White's left side group.];
W[bi]
C[White must drop everything to make eyes on the left.];
B[ci];W[cj];B[ij]
C[With a stronger left wall, Black can launch a similar, but even stronger, attack against the center group. One possible follow up sequence appears below.
But does Black have an even simpler attacking sequence?!];
W[ik];B[jk];W[hj];B[hi];W[ii];B[jj];W[gi];B[hh];W[gh];B[gj];W[gg];B[hg];W[di];B[dh];W[eh];B[eg];W[fh];B[gf]
C[Again Black can kill White. But does Black have an even easier win?!]
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B[gh]
C[Simplest! A beautiful double threat move that makes the win easy!]
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W[ij]
C[If White escapes with the center group, ...];
B[ci];W[bj];B[bi]
C[... White's left side group does not have 2 eyes.]
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W[bi]
C[If White lives on the left side, ...];
B[ij]
C[... then Black kills the center group without having to worry about White creating a semeai.]
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